New BISG research shows significant traction for interactive learning tools and other forms of active learning - August 19, 2015
The Book Industry Study Group, Inc. (BISG) has just released new findings from surveys conducted in Spring 2015 and analyzed in two publications, Student Attitudes Toward Content in Higher Education, Volume Five Report 2, and its companion study, Faculty Attitudes Toward Content in Higher Education. Both… Read More
Outsell, Inc. publishes new CEO Topics Report: Evaluating Automated Content Tools - August 17, 2015
Outsell, Inc., the research and advisory firm focused on media, information, and technology, has announced the publication of a new CEO Topics Report: Evaluating Automated Content Tools. The report shows how such technologies have made rapid advances and are now extending beyond content businesses to support… Read More
Results of Publishers Licensing Society survey of text and data mining activity announced - August 14, 2015
The Publishers Licensing Society recently conducted a survey of text and data mining activity to which ALPSP Members were invited to respond. A total of 111 unique responses were received and the results will be unlikely to surprise many of those involved… Read More
New Outsell report identifies next generation data visualization tools - August 14, 2015
Outsell, Inc., the research and advisory firm focused on media, information, and technology, has announced the publication of a new report 'Next Generation Enterprise Data Visualization Tools'. Big data has ushered in a wave of data-driven decision-making in the enterprise and traditional business intelligence systems have… Read More
Perceptions of open access publishing are changing for the better, reveals NPG and Palgrave Macmillan survey - August 13, 2015
A survey of 22,000 academic researchers by Nature Publishing Group (NPG) and Palgrave Macmillan has found that a decreasing number of authors are concerned about perceptions of the quality of open access publications. In 2014, 40 percent of scientists who had not… Read More
Outsell report reveals the impact of research funders - August 10, 2015
Outsell, Inc., a research and advisory firm focused on media, information, and technology, has announced the publication of a new report 'The Impact of Research Funders on Scholarly Communication.' The report examines the role funders play in the research workflow, addressing issues facing researchers, funders, and… Read More
New findings forecast global pharma sales to reach $1.3 trillion by 2018 - August 6, 2015
The Intellectual Property and Science business of Thomson Reuters has announced the release of the 2015 CMR Pharmaceutical R&D Factbook, the biopharmaceutical industry's leading resource of global R&D trends. Despite concerns around declines in R&D, the analysis identifies a surge in global sales with 2014's $1… Read More
Annual Outsell STM Market Size and Share Report indicates strong industry performance - August 3, 2015
Research and advisory firm Outsell, Inc. has announced publication of its annual Scientific, Technical & Medical Information: 2015 Marsket Size, Share, Forecast, and Trend Report. Growing at a rate of 3.6% over 2013, the $33.7 billion STM market comprises an impressive 4.4% of the total information… Read More
Publishing sector has the lowest level of illegal downloads in the entertainment industry, notes UK survey - July 27, 2015
Publishing sector reportedly has the lowest level of illegal downloads in the entertainment industry, with book piracy at half the rate of copyright theft in film and music. For publishers, fresh from winning a landmark ruling forcing internet service providers to block illegal ebook download… Read More
New Innovative Interfaces, Inc. (III) survey affirms primacy of web access and identifies key service challenges - July 21, 2015
Software company Innovative Interfaces, Inc. (III) has announced the publication of survey results from over 4,000 library users at seven academic libraries in the UK. 'We Love the Library, but We Live on the Web - Findings around how academic library users view online resources and… Read More
